Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-10
A London Journal Gives Voice
to a Note Of Warning.
Our Officers Know Nothing
of the Stolen Designs.
csndition Of westera Union Financss--
Applies Only 10 Clerk Birs-Sas-
pended for the Third Time
Ne Extra Session - Mr..
BALDWIN TaIks-Drum-
nsra Refuse % Pay.


AaoRU0le WNu Ru HI |T#AEW aMN" MUIF1-
inR uith Vice Admiral William Graham,
OomptrollsF Of the Navy, a. the Ad-
miralty ONCE, In relation 30 the aiala-
ments that drauEhts0Rn Ferry Who had
been dismissed from the Chatham NAVY
Yard had revealed secrets of naval de-
gians 10 the American leQation. The
OomptFoiler said that fhess we're merely
newspaper assertions and that, e faF
as the stories connectiDR anybody
In the legation with she dock yaHds
treacheFy, they were entirely false. All
that the Admiralty hnew was that Ferry
had sold 10 private persons designs
be had gained possession Of By reasun
Of bis position IN the eoverment en-
ploy. The Secretary Of the AmeFiean
Legation has confirmed and emphasized
the denial that any British naval plans
have been obtained By un9oFhand
methods.
The Eenden TeIezraph'' Roanas q
WaFninG Nste.
LONDON, March 9.-The TsisgrapA,
commenting on the discharge OF
DFauRhtsnan Ferry from she Chatham
Navy Yard. says = n the charge thaa
the Ferry revelations vent indirectly 10
the American Legation Be tFus. and Il
be proved that the Government at
Washineton suEreplitiously tried -
bribe 3 British oflissr b tnFn traitor. q
violent wavs Of indignation will no over
the country. The people OF England
and the United States aFe on friendiy
terma. and there Is every desire on our
part 20 maintain these relations. Brit
ish dock yard officials are willing 20
show foreigners the details OF EuQiish
- -.
all this 20 be open and above beard.
secrets when discovered will be visited
with swift censure and punishment"
ear eGceFs Knew NoshlnG of 10.
WAsH1EaroN. March 9.-Relafiva 20
the reported Dismissal OF tho foremnn
In the English Naval workshop at Chat
ham for selling information OF wlAns Of
vessels. torpedoes. etc. 10 this Govern
ment. il is said Al the Navy Department
that 90 far as this government is con
cevned there is absolutely no truth In
the charge. In this connection the fact
Is really that Captain Hichborne pub-
lished q work about year AGO on Brit.
ish docks and dockyarda which. a vas
said. contained information furnished
to him IN confidence and not for pub
lication. Subsequently, the author ex-
planned The facts satisfactorily. bat ittH
possible that The discharge Of che fore
man iust reported Is the result Of Gap
tain Hichborne's publication.
western Enlon Finances.
NKw YoRK. March Sat a meeting Of
the Directors OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company today, Presidana
N0rvin Green submitted the regular
quarterly report, which Is aa follews:
Net revenues for quarter ending March
5ist instant, based upon nearly com
plsted returns for January, partial 70
turns for February and estimating buai-
ness for March, will ba about $3.50, 600,
10 which add the surplns 90 January lst.
f6,l7i sic. giving total Of ss,92l $40.
from which appropriatiuR for interest
on bonds s123 f70, and sinking 5000.
leaves balance Of e6.7Te,l50. There
has heen . large increases over The cor
responding quarter Of The previous year
in the volume " business, and q hand
some increase In The gross receipte frsm
the land line service, watch was eoun-
teFbaianoed BY loss Of revenues from
the cable sefvioe and By increased ex-
penses, indicating that The number of
messages handled, and the extensive
reconstruction outlay for extensions Of
wires aud for insulated wire. With che
view Of getting wires Oh OF poles IN New
Yerk and Brooklyn. has been very large
and must eontinue for q time 10 absorb
q large amount of the net earnings.
The committee recommend that no div.
idenda be declared. A resolution was
passed that, with the consent Of che
siOckholdeTg, the stock Of che company
should Be increased By 81. 10000. %
take up the scrip 10 that amount issaea
last April.
Applies 0nly 20 Cierk miPe.
WAsHrN0roK, March 9.-eaoond Oon-
troller Maynard Ia disaliowiuR the claim
Of J. B. Selby for additional oornpensa-
ton for services rendered - Pension
Agent, at Miiwaukee, Wisconsin. fFom
August Ist, 1863, 10 June sth, 1855, lays
down the general principle that under
the Law the maximum limit OF compen.
aation 10 Pension Agents 10 5000 per
year, and that ell allowances over that
amount provided 10 the aot Of June 80,
1854, 20 Nit 5000 70 Agsnts disbaFsfna
over 80, 900 annually. and $50 for each
additional $4,000 disburBed, applies
only 10 clerk hire, rent sad other neoes-
sary expenses.
Suspended for the Thfrd Tinse.
The President today directed The Fo-
movai Of james ID. Bowie, ColleotoF of
Customs % PaFkeFabufR. Va, and g0hm
Menshav. Sapervisina Inspector of
Steam Vessels for the Third DiatFiea,
which ineludsd the Atlantic coast from
Cape Charles, Va, 10 she extreme end
Of Florida. TIE latter has twios hesn
suapendad from ofioe and thea restored
20 duty, because of the failure Of The
Senate 10 aSt on the nomination Of his
sucaeasor. 10 making thsMe removals
the President has taken advantQe, Cor
she fssi time, Of the repeal Of the tenure
Of once Get.
Ne Extra session.
wAuuS0Tes, March 9-Democratie
members Of Congress and others who
have access 20 the Preaidant and means
Of knowledge on tbs subisot, DO noe be-
lisve that there Il any possibility Of an
extra session Of CenRfess nov. TIE
pFesent IMPRESSION, ss gathered by .
Star reporter from conversations With
meu befa sf Congress, il thal the Fiftl-
eth Congress viii be called t0petheF In
the fall. perhaps IN October. IN eFasf
that some impOFtAnt legislation bsfsra
il may Be matured early. Il il aeli
I knlal AALa NHNt GAH.NUNI .IEIM.EN
ever does any business uutil after the
heiiday recess In view of she fast
that qassti0ns of KevaBua and aaxatiom.
foEtihcations and others of great pubiis
Interest must receiye attentlon as the
next session Of Congress, 10 ia fhonRht
that the called session 30 begin n ihe
fan vii ran into ths regular session.
Tremesaeas Majority fer the sepeen-
nate.
BEEIEE March g-Tha Eepssnnata
bill wss called sp for second readina
IN ths keiohstag today. 6laadsnbeFn's g
ameDdmeut proposing that tbe term oi
It's bili b tbrae instead of seven ysarl
! uas rsieeted b. . vsts of 212 10 -
} Eighty eiehs membsFs sustained fFom
B voting. Ihe Polish ane Alaatian mem
! bera we're absenf. The Socialists voted